I'm spec-ing a new MacBook Pro and want to know how much memory my workload requires. I'm doing my development work on a 2011 iMac with 16GB of RAM and want to know if I need that much memory for my new MBP since RAM is no…
Lees meerI'm spec-ing a new MacBook Pro and want to know how much memory my workload requires. I'm doing my development work on a 2011 iMac with 16GB of RAM and want to know if I need that much memory for my new MBP since RAM is no…
Lees meerAfter updating to macOS Catalina – when I type, macOS will randomly repeat keypresses and sequences of keypresses. Below are some examples of some mistypes just while writing this article: macOS => macOSmacOS Below => Be…
Lees meerPreviously I was able to attempt to begin a WiFi sync from my phone (iOS 13.1.2) by going to Settings > General > Wifi Sync I no longer see that option. On my computer (macOS 10.15) I'm at the mercy of the phone showing u…
Lees meerSince upgrading to macOS 10.15, the mail app is no longer able to open a message by its URL. For instance, the URL message:%3CCAEkAa-anCn=ZE21kpFw-oKaXEVsGE0SuuNtyUT8qyZndoPMuaQ@mail.gmail.com%3E which launched the corres…
Lees meerI'm spec-ing a new MacBook Pro and want to know how much memory my workload requires. I'm doing my development work on a 2011 iMac with 16GB of RAM and want to know if I need that much memory for my new MBP since RAM is no…
Lees meerI'm unable to upgrade XCode 11GM to 11.1 for some time on my Mid 2014 MacBook Pro running macOS Catalina. I've installed XCode from Mac AppStore ages ago (IIRC circa 2014), and upgraded step by step since then. Currently, …
Lees meerPrior to Catalina I used a script to trigger a sync to my iPhone and iPad - similar to: tell application "iTunes" tell every source whose kind is iPod to update end tell Catalina removed iTunes and iOS devices are n…
Lees meerGiven a Mac running macOS Mojave, does turning on the checkbox "Automatically keep my Mac up to date" in System Preferences > Software Update mean that Catalina will automatically be installed? I want only minor updates …
Lees meerI'm extremely worried about my MacBook. I tried updating to the official release of macOS Catalina a few hours ago but instantly hit a problem. I have not installed any beta releases beforehand. I downloaded the updated a…
Lees meerThis guide https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/295805/156133 is working fine on High Sierra. On Catalina installed with dosdude1 patcher (http://dosdude1.com/catalina/) I couldn't make it through, especially the thermal impr…
Lees meerI used macOS Mojave on mid-2014 MacBook Pro before update. While installation it forced me to restart. After restart nightmare has been started. The Blinking question mark folder has appeared on my screen. I tried, Rese…
Lees meerI used macOS Mojave on mid-2014 MacBook Pro before update. While installation it forced me to restart. After restart nightmare has been started. The Blinking question mark folder has appeared on my screen. I tried, Rese…
Lees meerIs it possible to use @user mentions in email composed on Mail.app? Outlook for Mac allows this and I am wondering if it is possible in Mail.app as well. Outlook's @ mention allows these: Lets the email composer choose …
Lees meerI find this to be weird: I understand that Apple obsoleted and discontinued iTunes in macOS Catalina and the logic being having one app manage everything — music, apps, videos, podcasts, books and such — was getting to be …
Lees meerI have upgraded to macOS Catalina and have no real complaints. But to the best of my knowledge, some audio applications — mainly DJ playlist-based applications — that use the old iTunes XML library file might be out of luc…
Lees meerIs it possible to use @user mentions in email composed on Mail.app? Outlook for Mac allows this and I am wondering if it is possible in Mail.app as well. Outlook's @ mention allows this: Let's the email composer choose …
Lees meerI'm extremely worried about my MacBook. I tried updating to the official release of macOS Catalina a few hours ago but instantly hit a problem. I have not installed any beta releases beforehand. I downloaded the updated a…
Lees meerHere's my scenario: I have around 60Gig of photos on my desktop Mac. That mac is backed up regularly and I consider it safe for my photos. However I would like to be able to use my iPad to decide which photos to keep, to f…
Lees meerHere's my scenario: I have around 60Gig of photos on my desktop Mac. That mac is backed up regularly and I consider it safe for my photos. However I would like to be able to use my iPad to decide which photos to keep, to f…
Lees meerSo I took the plung and upgraded my Late 2013 Macbook pro from Mojave to Catalina. Everything else "seemed" okay apart from the fact that I had no wifi. The icon was greyed out. I tried all the usual advice, SMC and NVPRAM…
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